IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88231 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-774 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Vijay Kumar @ Vijay Ray @ Vijay Rai Son of Baijnath Ray R/o Village- Dahiyawan dih, Ps- town Thana Chapra, Dist- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shrinath Manjhi For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking bail in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No.774 of 2025, dated 17.10.2025 registered for the offences under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the FIR, the police apprehended the petitioner and recovered total 69.84 liters of foreign liquor from an e-rickshaw. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case solely on the basis of secret information. No recovery has been made from the petitioner or from his constructive possession, and the petitioner has no connection Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88231 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 2/2 with the alleged recovered liquor or the e-rickshaw. It is further submitted that the petitioner was merely the driver of the e- rickshaw in question and had no knowledge of the liquor kept therein. The petitioner has been in judicial custody since 18.10.2025. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedent, in which he is currently on bail. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, and taking into consideration the period of judicial custody, this Court is inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise-1st, Saran at Chapra/ Successor Court, in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No.774 of 2025. shikha/- (Ajit Kumar, J) U T